What will the new NGC FMC bring ?

[Hardy Heinlin]

NG FMC has been around for a little while now; any plans to provide it as an option in PSX?

I'm working on it.

We've had it on our real-world 744's for over a year now ...

Cathay?


Greetings to Hong Kong,

|-|ardy

[andmiz]

Great stuff!  Thanks Hardy (sorry it took me a while to work out what 'HH' was referring to in the OP.  Now I know its you.)

(Yes, CX HKG)

[Jeroen Hoppenbrouwers]

Other nice stuff coming to your office this year, too!   :-D


Hoppie

[Magoo]

(Yes, CX HKG)

Yep, you look familiar!

[the mad hatter]

this super super cool      ..thank you  HH

[Aonang]

About these "alternative" procedures that we will be able to vly with the NG FMC, I was wondering what happens when a 744 has to operate into such an airfield ? 

- Other available precision / non-precision procedures are used instead ?

- If possible a visual approach must be used ?

Exactly - same as any other aircraft (or operator) that does not have the "A" that is "R'd" for RNP AR procedures 

You would have to use one of the "traditional" approaches available, almost certainly with higher minima (which is one of the main reasons for RNP AR - there are very few commercial airports in the world where there is no possibility of any form of instrument approach at all - but RNP AR procedures may allow for much lower minima than would otherwise be possible within the confines of the requirements for obstacle clearance on something like a VOR or NDB approach and therefore provides a greater chance of getting in when the weather is poor).

PARO VQPR comes to mind.   

[beat578]

Other nice stuff coming to your office this year, too!   :-D


Hoppie

You make me Curisou, can you give us at least a little hint?

[Jeroen Hoppenbrouwers]

You can call ATC through it from all over the planet.

Hoppie